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Night outdoor scene at a temple-like setting. In the foreground, a photographer in white holds a camera on a tripod beside red stone steps. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls, some wearing orange turbans, stand with palms pressed in anjali near a multi-coloured canopy umbrella on a gold pole. One man in the centre holds a lit oil lamp, and small lamps burn on the red steps. A gold-topped pillar wrapped in yellow garlands stands behind a bamboo scaffold. Palm trees and plants frame the scene.

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December 02 20172017-12-02July 22 20132013-07-22Night procession outdoors beneath a large banyan tree at a temple-like ashram setting. A central figure in a rust-red dhoti and shawl wears a red-and-white flower garland, a gold necklace and gold armband, and smiles while standing barefoot on a white ritual cloth. A man in orange robes holds a silver platter of offerings, and a figure in orange holds a white-tipped ceremonial item. Behind them a parasol-like canopy stands, a cameraman in a blue shirt films, and a standing figure in orange with a shaved head and white forehead band presses palms together in namaste. Orange-robed attendants with white forehead bands line the background, and a purple cloth hangs with floral garlands on the left.2013-07-22February 08 20172017-02-08December 05 20142014-12-05Outdoor evening ritual under palm trees. A large brass fire bowl on a tall iron stand blazes at left, its stand wrapped with white and purple flower garlands. Near the centre, a man in a red turban, red-and-gold dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit lamp over a brass plate of offerings, with a second man beside him in a tall decorated headpiece and orange-and-gold cloth. Surrounding men wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right. A multicoloured fringed umbrella is held above. The scene reads as an aarti or homa-style fire ritual.2014-12-05September 09 20132013-09-09February 08 20172017-02-08February 08 20172017-02-08 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02December 05 20142014-12-05Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-lined courtyard with a tall red stone platform on the left. A bare-chested man with long hair pulled back, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and a floral garland of red and orange flowers, climbs a red-carpeted wooden staircase toward the platform. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands by a white-draped table with offerings. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand in a line holding brass plates of offerings and flowers, while women in matching orange saris with hands folded stand nearby. A large blue and orange ceremonial umbrella and a brass trident-topped staff stand at the right edge. The ground is patterned brick paving.2014-09-09